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Board approves advance ballot processing for November election

Northampton Board of Registrars unanimously approves advance ballot processing. The board voted 4-0 to adopt Advance Removal processing, allowing staff to prepare ballots before Election Day to manage a ballot featuring 12 races and nine questions across two cards and three pages. The board also

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Government · Board of Registrars

Board of Registrars prepares for September primary

Board readies 3,600 ballots for September 1 primary election. Clerk Pamela Powers confirmed all early vote and election day ballots have been received. Street Lists and Confirmation Cards are being processed efficiently, with moved and deceased voters removed to ensure accurate rolls. Election

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Government · Board of Registrars

Board of Registrars addresses inactive voter registrations

Northampton registrars address 10,000 inactive voter registrations. City Clerk Pamela Powers reported that approximately 7,000 residents had not completed their annual street listing, resulting in 10,000 total inactive registrations out of 21,000 to 23,000 total registered voters. The state will

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Government · Board of Registrars

Board authorizes state election system evaluation and audit

Northampton Board of Registrars pursues state election system evaluation and audit. With approximately 3,600 inactive voters identified citywide and about 260 per polling location, the board noted that roughly 134 voters need address updates and 46 are requesting registration changes. Registrar

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Government · Board of Registrars

Board of Registrars updates street listing distribution status

Board of Registrars discusses street listing distribution and voter system transition. Registrars Joseph Tarantino and Mary Lou Stuart, along with Clerk Pamela L. Powers, convened via Zoom on February 12 to review the annual distribution of approximately 15,000 voter street listing envelopes, which

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